Frederick Turner was absolutely amazing. The poetry reading was wonderful, and while I loved everything he read, my favorite was "The Lady's Impatience" - my boyfriend raised an eyebrow at me during that one. Turner is so incredibly humble for how talented he is - a trait that seems lost on a lot of younger, well-learned/known people today.
It was wonderful to have him in class on Friday - he's a wonderful speaker. I regret that I didn't get to ask my question of him before we ran out of time, but it may not have been the time or place for it, as it was of a less academic nature then some of the others that were raised.
My question was of his childhood; what an amazing thing to have been raised on three different continents! How we were raised, where we lived and the people and events we grew up around is so much a part of us, and as writers, it's an enormous amount of story for us to build the stories we write on. I'm very curious how his childhood influenced him as a writer, and what led him to his fascination with the Epic - he knows so much.
Also, I'd like to meet his wife - his poems about her make me smile. She sounds like a fun lady. :)
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